Strap for securing a pant leg to a wearer during a stage of partial undress

ABSTRACT

An assembly and method for preventing a wearer&#39;s pants from contacting the floor during a stage of partial undress are provided. The assembly is formed of a strap of fabric, leather, plastic, elastic or other thin, flexible material. A cinching assembly is provided at opposing ends of the strap. The cinching assembly is used to securely wrap the strap about each of the wearer&#39;s pant legs at a position along the thigh or calf. By securing the strap about each pant leg, the pants are prevented from contacting the floor when the pants are unfastened and lowered.

I. FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to garment accessories. Morespecifically, the present invention relates to a device and method forsecuring a pant leg to a wearer during a stage of partial undress.

II. BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Public restrooms are generally considered to be dirty and unsanitary.This view is especially true for restroom floors. Thus, a dilemma arisesfor people using a public restroom—how to prevent the wearer's pantsfrom contacting the restroom floor and becoming dirty when using apublic restroom stall.

Generally, using a public restroom stall becomes a balancing act ofholding one's pants from contacting the floor while using the stall.More often than not, this balancing act fails and the pants end up onthe floor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device for preventingone's pants from contacting the floor of a public restroom.

Another object of the present invention is to provide such a device thatis also small, lightweight, easily stored when not in use, and availablewhen needed.

III. SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention addresses the above-identified objective byproviding a means for holding a pair of pants at a predeterminedposition on a wearer's legs during partial undress while using arestroom stall.

The present invention holds the wearer's pants at the predeterminedposition using a band having hook-and-loop patches on opposing ends forforming a variable circumference loop. The band is placed around eachpant leg and tightened about the wearer's leg using the hook-and-looppatches prior to lowering the pants. In this way, when the pants arelowered, the bands about each leg prevent the pants from dropping belowthe point at which the bands are placed.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a means for securing apant leg to a wearer during a stage of partial undress. The securingmeans is fabricated from a pair of straps; and a cinching assembly forsecuring the straps about each leg. The cinching assembly is provided atopposing ends of the strap for cinching the strap into a loop.

Additionally, a method is provided for preventing a wearer's pants fromcontacting a floor during a stage of partial undress. The methodincludes the steps of providing a pair of straps; and securing eachstrap of the pair of straps about each of a wearer's leg;

IV. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with regard to the followingdescription, appended claims, and accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 illustrates a method of using an embodiment of the presentinvention.

V. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSURE

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention is shown.The present embodiment is formed of a strip 102 of natural or man-madefabric, plastic, elastic, or other thin, flexible material. At a firstend of the strip 102, a section of hooks 104 is attached, while at anopposing end of the strip 102, a section of loops 106 is attached. Thehooks 104 and loops 106 of the opposite ends can be brought together toengage each other to form a closed band. The sections of hooks 104 andloops 106 may cover any percentage of the strip 102, so that thecircumference of the closed band formed by engaging the hooks and loopscan be varied according to individual need.

The hooks 104 and loops 106 are of the type commonly referred to asVelcro™. Although, alternative closure means may be used as well, suchas snaps, buckles, hook and eyelets, etc.

Referring now to FIG. 2, a method for using the present invention isshown. When a person prepares to use a public restroom stall, or anyrestroom facility for that matter, the person prepares by securing astrap 206 of the present invention around each leg of the pants 204 at aposition along each leg. As shown in FIG. 2, the strap 206 may bepositioned at any location along the thigh and calf, inclusively.Positioning of the strap 206 is dependent on personal preference, typeof fabric and style of the pants, etc. When the pants 204 are lowered,the portion of the pants above the straps 206 drop down. However, sincethe straps 206 prevent the lower portion from lowering or moving, thepants do not drop low enough to touch the floor.

The described embodiments of the present invention are intended to beillustrative rather than restrictive, and are not intended to representevery embodiment of the present invention. Various modifications andvariations can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of theinvention as set forth in the following claims both literally and inequivalents recognized in law.

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 5. A method forpreventing a wearer's pants from contacting a floor during a stage ofpartial undress, said method comprising: carrying at least one strap inan easily accessible manner; securing each strap of said at least onestrap around each pant leg prior to unfastening said pants, said strapbeing secured at a position along said wearer's leg determined toprevent said pants from contacting said floor; and partially undressingby unfastening and lowering said pants.
 6. The method as in claim 5,wherein said at least one strap is formed of a thin, flexible materialselected from a group consisting of: fabric, leather, plastic andelastic.
 7. The method as in claim 5, wherein said at least one straphas a strap securing means selected from a group consisting of: hooksand loops (Velcro™), hook and eyelets, snaps and buckles.
 8. The methodas in claim 5, wherein said at least one strap is secured at a positionalong the wearer's thigh and calf.
 9. The method as in claim 5, furthercomprising: raising and re-fastening said pants; removing each strap ofsaid at least one strap from around each pant leg; and storing said atleast one strap in said easily accessible manner.